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12 lines
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# In the month of Nisan
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"Nisan" is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar.
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# in the twentieth year of Artaxerxes the king
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"in the 20th year that Artaxerxes was king"
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# Now
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This word is used to mark a pause in the story. Here Nehemiah tells background information about the expression on his face when he went before the king.
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